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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY JULY 23 2000
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. 2009
SOFTBALL
US softball team wins third World Cup title
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lauren Lappin homered to start a three-run rally in the third inning, and the United States beat Australia 3-1 in
Alissa Haber and Andrea Duran added RBI singles to push the lead to 3-0, and Monica Abbott and Cat Osterman combined to make it stand up for the Americans third straight World Cup title.
Stacey Porter homered for Australia, the bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
the World Cup of Softball championship game.
The U.S. (6-0) outscored opponents 51-4, reasserting its dominance after losing the gold medal game at last year's Olympics.
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BASEBALL
KC loses royally against LA Angels
BY JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erick Aybier broke open a close game with a three-run triple and had seven hits in two games Tuesday, helping the Los Angeles Angels complete a doubleheader sweep with a 10-2 win over the hapless Kansas City Royals.
Aybar used his bat and legs to lift the Angels to an 8-5 win in the opener, with three hits, three runs and an RBI. He did all the damage with his bat in the nightcap, finishing a homer short of the cycle after a bases-loaded triple off Juan Cruz started the Angels' seven-run seventh inning.
Aybar was 7-for-9 in the two games, raising his average this month to.490.
The AL West-leading Angels had 25 combined hits, winning for the
ninth time in 10 games.
Kansas City got a shaky start from Sidney Ponson (1-6), a decent one from Bruce Chen (0-5) and another disastrous night from its bullpen to push its losing streak to eight games. The Royals blew three straight leads in a sweep by Tampa Bay over the weekend, then let two close games get away against the Angels by allowing nine runs in eight innings.
Ponson allowed eight hits and six runs in the first game, including one a wild pitch in the third inning that hit the backstop in the air and caromed all the way back to his glove.
Kansas City trailed 3-2 when Chen left, but the bullpen imploded in the seventh inning, facing 11 hitters as the Angels pushed the lead to 10-2. The Royals bullpen has allowed 27 earned runs over its last 26 innings after posting a 2.78 ERA in the previous 18 games.
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